Heidi & Spencer: That's Faux-Biz!

It was among the most transparent "blind items" in history: "Which weekly glossy just signed a megamillion-dollar contract with a certain annoying celebrity couple?" The New York Daily News asked in its April 20 gossip column. "The deal is, the magazine will get exclusive interviews with the couple, but in turn, they need to break up (again), get back together (again) and actually get married."

Could that mystery couple be anyone other than The Hills lovebirds Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag? "It certainly sounds like it's them, and it seems history could repeat itself," says a friend of the couple. "They did the same thing last year. You would think everyone would be wise to it by now!"

Indeed, reports surfaced last September that Spencer and Heidi — who got engaged in May 2007 — were about to announce they'd ended their relationship and would then sell their separate stories to the media, before getting paid for exclusive photos of a staged "reunion" getaway to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. And although a rep for The Hills — which has a reputation for being completely scripted — denied it at the time, incredibly, it played out exactly that way for the couple!

"As friends, we laugh to ourselves whenever we see 'serious' coverage of the ups and downs of Heidi and Spencer's relationship," says their pal. "It's astounding anyone could still believe any of it is spontaneous."

As for which magazine is conspiring with Speidi? Beats Us!

source: star magazine